FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 23, 2005Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed GSW by 3 after the first quarter and won 109–97.

Final · Box score
Suns120
Bobcats105
Q1 PHX +15; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +15
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Pacers100
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Raptors85
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Celtics82
Knicks107
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +17; Q4 NYK +25
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Wolves107
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Sixers107
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Mavs109
Warriors97
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +12
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +17; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2003–04Mar 23, 2004: 7 games. Top scorer: Jamal Crawford (Bulls-Nets), 34 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Warriors

Dallas keeps rolling, beats Golden State

Allen Iverson goes for 39 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3+13+12DAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28292626109
Warriors3123162797
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 29, 21, 21, 15, 33, 25, 29DAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 7, 4, 8, 14, 14, 10, 13, 24DAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 21, 14, 20, 8, 15, 33, 13, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 5, 3, 8, 21, 3, 6, 5, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Raptors3
Mavs-Warriors2
Hornets-Wolves0
Suns-Bobcats0
Bucks-Clippers0
The night in charts
Suns-Bobcats combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BobcatsSuns 120, Bobcats 105
225
Bucks-ClippersBucks 108, Clippers 116
224
Hornets-WolvesHornets 102, Wolves 107
209
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 109, Warriors 97
206
Spurs-PacersSpurs 93, Pacers 100
193
Pistons-SixersPistons 84, Sixers 107
191
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 82, Knicks 107
189
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 94, Raptors 85
179
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hornets-WolvesHornets 102, Wolves 107
+5 MIN
Spurs-PacersSpurs 93, Pacers 100
+7 IND
Bucks-ClippersBucks 108, Clippers 116
+8 LAC
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 94, Raptors 85
+9 CHI
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 109, Warriors 97
+12 DAL
Suns-BobcatsSuns 120, Bobcats 105
+15 PHX
Pistons-SixersPistons 84, Sixers 107
+23 PHI
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 82, Knicks 107
+25 NYK
DAL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 109, Warriors 97
3 pts
Bulls-RaptorsCHI won · Bulls 94, Raptors 85
1 pt
Marion shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Van HornDAL · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
SimmonsLAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HartCHA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CurryCHI · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 102Wolves 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets16302828102
Wolves33281927107
The story
Kevin Garnett's 24 points and 13 rebounds carried Minnesota past New Orleans, 107-102

For New Orleans, Jamaal Magloire had 20 PTS, 17 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-16, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +17+15+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bobcats
Suns 120Bobcats 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29412129120
Bobcats14332929105
The story
Phoenix beat Charlotte 120-105 behind 26 points and 10 rebounds from Shawn Marion

Brevin Knight paced Charlotte: 15 AST, 12 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +15+23+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 84Sixers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1721222484
Sixers31292423107
The story
Andre Iguodala had a 10-10-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Detroit 107-84

Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 17 PTS, 9 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 4 STL · 4-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +14+22+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg16.2Last 3

16.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: New York by 25.

MIN over NOH5IND over SAS7LAC over MIL8CHI over TOR9DAL over GSW12PHX over CHA15PHI over DET23NYK over BOS25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 39

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 27, 33, 25, 32, 36, 31, 31, 39Sixers-Pistons · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 10, 37, 30, 26, 19, 31, 26, 28, 22, 34Clippers-Bucks · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 33, 29, 14, 32, 26, 23, 22, 31Bucks-Clippers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 16, 13, 22, 14, 35, 24, 30, 30Raptors-Bulls · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 25, 29, 21, 21, 15, 33, 25, 29Mavs-Warriors · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 26, 18, 18, 19, 28, 14, 21, 26Suns-Bobcats · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie MillerIND+7.4 21.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Tyronn LueATL+6.6 17.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Lorenzen WrightMEM+6.5 15.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Josh ChildressATL+6.3 15.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
JR SmithNOH+6.0 15.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Derek AndersonPOR−6.2 2.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Eric WilliamsTOR−6.0 2.1 last 10 · 8.1 season
Michael FinleyDAL−5.9 10.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jermaine O'NealIND−5.8 19.0 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jamal CrawfordNYK−5.6 11.6 last 10 · 17.2 season